Basketball Quotes by Don Meyer

Every day you teach attitude.

— Don Meyer

Proper prior planning prevents pitiful poor performance.

— Don Meyer

It doesn't matter where you coach, it matters why you coach.

— Don Meyer

Sometimes the best recruits are the ones you don't get.

— Don Meyer

You never realize the value of coaching until your children play for a coach

— Don Meyer

Discover your gift, develop your gift and then give it away every day.

— Don Meyer

When the legs go, the heart and the head follow quickly behind.

— Don Meyer

Your program must have an overriding purpose which is clearly visible and which teaches lessons beyond winning.

— Don Meyer

If you are a good team, your offense is born on the defensive end.

— Don Meyer

When I go in for heart surgery, I want a full-time surgeon. I don't want some guy who just does it part-time…

— Don Meyer

If you want to thank me, go do something for somebody else

— Don Meyer

Parents would rather have their son get all-state than his team win the state championship.

— Don Meyer

Quickness more than anything else should determine your amount of pressure on the ball.

— Don Meyer

We painted a beautiful picture, but we just didn't finish it. Finishing is the difference between a beautiful picture and a masterpiece.

— Don Meyer

Recognize and reward players who put the team first, not just the gifted ones.

— Don Meyer

You aren't going to win championships unless you make layups and free throws.

— Don Meyer

The team is an extension of the coach.

— Don Meyer

Discipline and demand without being demeaning.

— Don Meyer

We had 10 turnovers tonight. Each one gets worse as you go. It is like prior arrests: the 10th one may not…

— Don Meyer

Can your player make a curl cut and score in the lane? If so, he is the cutter.

— Don Meyer

When you watch the game, be a student of the game.

— Don Meyer

Shared suffering: one guy messes up and everyone runs. One guy does well and everyone benefits.

— Don Meyer

It is foolish to expect a young man to follow your advice and to ignore your example.

— Don Meyer

You have to clean out the pig barn every week because you know your pigs are in there doing their jobs every…

— Don Meyer

You build your program from the ideas of great coaches.

— Don Meyer